Pelushka Persians

Cat  Superstitions

• A strange black cat on your porch brings prosperity – Scottish Superstition
• A cat sneezing is a good omen for everyone who hears it – Italian Superstition
• It is bad luck to see a white cat at night – American Superstition
• Dreaming of a white cat means good luck – American Superstition
• When you see a one-eyed cat, spit on your thumb, stamp it in the palm of your hand, and make a wish.  The wish will come true – American Superstition
• If a cat washes behind it’s ears, it will rain – English Superstition
• It is bas luck to cross a stream carrying a cat – French Superstition
• In Asia and Europe black cats are considered lucky
• To kill a cat brings 17 years of bad luck – Irish Superstition
• When moving to a new home, always put the cat through the window instead of the door, then the cat will not leave – American Superstition
• In Normandy, seeing a Tortoiseshell coloured cat foretells death by accident – French Superstition
• A cat sleeping with all 4 paws tucked under means cold weather ahead – English Superstition
• A black cat crossing one’s path by moonlight means death in an epidemic – Irish Superstition
• Seeing a white cat on the way to school is sure to bring bad luck.  To avert bad luck, school children must either spit, or turn around completely and make the sign of the cross – English Superstition
• In Holland, cats were not allowed in rooms where private family discussions were going on.  The Dutch believed that the cats would spread gossip around the town
• In the early 16^th century, a visitor to an English home would always kiss the family cat
• When the pupil of a cat’s eye broadens, there will be rain – Welsh Superstition
• A cat on the top of a tombstone meant that the soul of the departed buried there was possessed by the devil. English Superstition
•  Two cats seen fighting near a dying person, or on the grave shortly after a funeral, are really the devil and an angel fighting for possession of the soul – English Superstition
• In 16^th century Italy, it was believed that if a black cat lay on the bed of a sick man, he would die.  But there is a belief now that a cat will not remain in the house where someone is about to die.
• In the South of France, black cats are referred to as ‘Matagots’, or ‘Magician Cats’.  According to local superstition, they bring good luck to owners who feed them well and treat them with respect.
• In Russia there is still popular belief that if a Black Cat crosses your path in the street, you should either choose a different direction to walk around the cat 's path, or cross it holding a button in your fingers (on your jacket, shirty or blouse).